The deadline to comment to ICANN on Version 3 of the gTLD guidebook (adobe file) is today at midnight. To see all of the comments submitted so far you can click here. To submit your own comment click here. As always once you submit your comment you will receive a confirmation e-mail from ICANN, in which you will have to click on a link in the e-mail, otherwise your comment will not be … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2009
Did Somebody Really Pay $150K For RockRose.com?
In an article appearing the the NewYorkTimes.com today, actually an interview of K. Thomas Elghanayan a real estate developer, he was asked about the domain name his company used, Rockrose.com to which he was asked: """Q. Speaking of names, how did you and Fred decide on one? A. It’s hard to find a name because most are taken, and with the Internet there’s a whole industry of people who … [Read more...]
The Government Goes To Registrars To Asking Them To “Teminate” Domain Registrations
The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) send out a "warning letter" this week to 22 companies that operate 136 sit"that appeared to be illegally selling drugs to American consumers." However even through its was labeled as "warning letter", the FDA also went to the service providers of the sites and registrars of the domain names subject to the warning letter and told them "that the site … [Read more...]
From A Hand Registered Domain To A Financial Portal; InvestingFunds.com Launches
A domain that was simply hand registered a few years ago has now been developed into a financial portal. InvestingFunds.com, maybe the first financial site to not only cover the usual investments you would expect to see on a financial site, like stocks, bonds, real estate, currency and commodities, but also domain names. The site will be incorporating other domains into the site over time to … [Read more...]
Breaking News: SnapNames/Oversee Revises & Restates Release To Limit It Just To Halvarez
After much discussion and criticism last week Oversee/SnapNames.com announced today that it has revised and restated the release they are requiring those wanting to accept the settlement for the bidding activities of the bidder Halvarez to sign. As we have discussed here we thought the release was overly broad and the literally reading would release Oversee and Snapnames from all and any … [Read more...]
Without a Trademark, WIPO Awards Domains In A Decision That Should Worry “Government” Domain Holders
This is a a one panel WIPO decision that's maybe troubling for any one owning a domain related to a governmental entity or governmental function. This case involved several domains containing "811" combined with a state. The domains at issue were: alabama811.com, al811.com, la811.com, louisiana811.com, tennessee811.com, tenn811.com, and tn811.com 811 was set up by the FCC in March 2005 … [Read more...]
NameJet Brings In Over $50K In Just 4 Domain Auctions
4 big domain auctions closed today on Namejet.com with a total haul of over $50K in sales. 3 of the domains were three letter .com's and one was a very good insurance domain. APN.com sold for $14,401. APN like any three word domain stands for plenty of organizations, but the most frequent seems to be for Access Point Name. InsuranceClaim.com sold for $12,100 LMD.com sold for … [Read more...]